forgive me, but i must share a little bit of my american pride. even though i’m way over here in…
Category: culture
do you ever wonder who you are?
thanks to my blogging/twitter friend, alarna, i got a little distracted the other day. she tweeted this link, and…
a sunday just the way i like it.
now, i’m ready for another week of adventures & fun in the states! happy new week to you all! peace…
i just can’t stop.
it’s gonna be a big year. exciting. potentially dream-making. i have no idea how, i just know it. if you…
three years at home.
It’s December 26. Rain is falling outside my window. The christmas lights over the bed are lit. I’m sipping coffee…
lay down your weapons.
non-violence is not for the weak. non-violence is for the strong. ~ gandhi “Peace cannot be built on exclusivism, absolutism,…
my 12/12/12 message.
peace & love.
edith & her fight.
42 years. that’s how long edith windsor (in the pic above) & her soulmate, thea, were together. sadly, they are…
a picture of who we are.
goodnight, all. peace.
what gets me through.
there is some bad stuff out there. stuff that hurts. that’s confusing. that’s scary. stuff that’s painful. and heartbreaking. and it’s…
coffee + sunshine = happiness.
“People always think that happiness is a faraway thing,” thought Francie, “something complicated and hard to get. Yet, what little…
my local heroes.
before i’m off to bed, i needed to write down something rolling around in my head… after working tonight and…
i pulled an all-nighter.
i’m still in shock. i’m amazed. excited. overwhelmed. and so. very. thankful. oh yeah, and tired. hehe. i’m thankful that…
v.o.t.e.
just a reminder for all you americans out there today… get out & vote! make your voice heard! you/we have…
don’t let them slip away.
i love dreamcatchers. i don’t have one, but as soon as i am back in north carolina, i’m headed to…
an open letter and a plea to listen before you vote.
everyone is entitled to their own opinion. i absolutely believe that. but there are some things i simply, truly, truly,…
how do you use your words?
they shot her to silence her for good, said one of her classmates. at the age of 11, she began…
either you are welcome or you’re not.
i’ve got something on my mind. something that i think that we, as a society, need to think about. or,…
what i read.
i read a bunch of really awesome blogs every day. the picture above is from victoria’s blog, just one of the…
time to get cultured.
here i am sitting on my sofa, sipping on a glass of wine, with about five blog posts swirling around…
i am he as you are he as you are me & we are all together.
it’s a new day. a new year. filled with new opportunities, new adventures, new friends, new experiences, and a chance…
shalom. fred. salaam. paix.
on this rainy friday afternoon i’m hanging out in a cafe, sipping a mocha latte, and thinking about peace. did…
sweet dreams.
gonna dream sweet dreams of the place i am longing for… goodnight, all. peace.
broken lives & blogging.
i have a good life. no. a great life. sometimes i wonder, though, how everything appears from the perspective of…
sometimes you just need to breathe.
i need a little break from my ireland posts so i can slide in this little post about breathing. yoga….
polar music & patti smith.
it all started with the morning news. i was doing something in the apartment, and just letting the swedish language…
sunday night stuff.
hey hey! it’s 9pm and completely dark outside. yes, fall is on its way. no more swedish summer sun at…
freedom.
“I will not die an unlived life. I will not live in fear of falling or catching fire. I choose…
if you wanna know what’s on repeat.
here ya go, bloggers & friends. if you don’t have, don’t want, or can’t get hold of spotify, here…
belovelive: the playlist!
well, you guys really stepped it up. the other day i asked for some of your favorite music; and today,…
blogstock 2012: gimme gimme some lovin’.
i realized today when i was at work, that i needed some tunes to get me pumped. to give me…
longing for my other home.
yes. i’ve got two places i call home. and that is an amazing gift. one that i do not take…
a world full of art.
“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a…
turning the page & beginning again.
things are changing in my life. it’s been a really big week. and i’m/we’re beginning a new chapter in our…
tonight’s bedtime story.
finish each day and be done with it. you have done what you could. some blunders and absurdities no doubt…
tragedy & beauty.
i could be angry. but i choose to channel that anger into passion. i could live in fear. but i…
street corner musings.
i find myself on sidewalks a lot these days. standing on street corners. waiting for buses. and since i’m waiting…
girl power.
i’m not sure why, but i’m in a girl power kinda mood tonight. if i was into burning bras, i…
thursday’s top ten.
i snatched this from facebook. one of my former seminary professors posted it on his wall. he’s one of the…
art.
i love me some art. peace.
i’m serious about my coffee.
if you want me to be like this: then you’d better give me this: Ernest Hemingway wrote, “It was a pleasant…
25: unusual.
listen to this song as you read the post. it’s a little unusual, but it’s just perfect. i’ve had it…
22: pink.
pink is most definitely not my favorite color. at all. but, these here little beauties make me think i might…
525,600 minutes.
today is my love’s birthday!!! ♥ Five hundred twenty-five thousand Six hundred minutes, Five hundred twenty-five thousand Moments so dear….
day 16: something you’re reading.
this morning, i read texts from my love. this afternoon, i read some from aleph by paolo coelho, one of…
the sun is gonna shine.
there is one thing that you must know about me, and many of you do. i am a huge beatles…
day 11: kitchen.
this is the rainbow rug that’s in my kitchen. love it. it makes me happy. that’s all i’ve got right…
the storm before the calm.
a little message from the universe which found it’s way into my inbox. exactly when i needed it. Very often,…